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Gay Couple Gets Unexpected Surprise After Prom

Sometimes we jump to conclusions. It’s a very human response that stems from all the lessons and experiences we’ve had that we apply to future experiences and events.

But it can cause us to unjustly judge and incorrectly assume things about people.

Though these reactions are mostly innocent and automatic, they are the foundation from which racism and prejudice grow. One man was pleasantly surprised to learn that he was wrong in his assumptions when he happened upon a bunch of “bros” at the Jersey Shore.

Del Moro started to get nervous when he saw a gay couple walking down the street in matching tuxedos and holdings hands.

“A short thread from here in Seaside Heights, NJ, where—not so long ago—young men would shout the word “f****t” out their car window as we’d stroll along the boardwalk,” Del Moro, a Good Morning America producer who identifies as homosexual, Tweeted.

Del Moro was getting some late night ice cream on the boardwalk with his boyfriend, sister, and mother at the time.

“Last night, while out for Mother’s Day with our families (read: getting some late-night ice cream because treat yourself!) we noticed a group of rowdy bros gathered on a rooftop bar obnoxiously yelling “KISS HER!” in unison at every apparent couple that passed by,” he explains.

“It’s prom season here, so at that time of night you’ll see high schoolers in their formal attire. As we walked by the rooftop bros, an adorable teenage gay couple passed us in perfectly fitting midnight blue tuxes, matching pink ties, holding hands.”

“After some hesitation, the young men kissed… and let me tell you: both the rooftop crew and everyone else on the boardwalk just went absolutely wild for them and we all breathed a sigh of relief,” Del Moro explained.

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